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Saturday night's UFC 309 event was packed with famous folks, including the Prez elect, members of his would-be cabinet, and some big celebs.

Donald Trump was front and center, which meant First Buddy Elon Musk was right by his side to watch the action at Madison Square Garden.

But that's just for starters. RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, Vivek Ramaswamy and Mike Johnson all watched as Jon Jones took the wind out of Stipe Miocic's sails in the third round to defend his heavyweight title.

UFC heavyweight champ Jon Jones put on his dance moves after his big win Saturday night, doing a Donald Trump swivel right before the eyes of the newly crowned 47th president.

Here's how it all went down ... Trump was sitting near The Octagon to watch the MMA matchups -- one of his favorite past times -- with his posse, namely Elon Musk, RFK Jr., Dana White, Vivek Ramaswamy, Tulsi Gabbard and Mike Johnson.

Trump got to see up close Jones beat the hell out of his opponent, Stipe Miocic. In the third round, Jones delivered a spinning back kick that dropped Miocic to his knees, prompting the ref to stop the bout.

Jake Paul's ready to cut loose after his big win over Mike Tyson ... pulling up to an after-party his company, Betr, is throwing in Dallas.

The influencer turned boxing superstar arrived at the party -- hosted by Jake with the help of the sportsbetting company he cofounded back in 2022 -- looking suave in a blue and white shirt with vibrant multicolored shorts.

Jake was joined by his GF, Olympian Jutta Leerdam -- pulling off a sporty chic ensemble made up of a black sports bra and matching leggings -- and his dog pal Thor.

Peanut the Squirrel was on the minds of lots of folks Saturday night, from fighters to comedians.

The rodent that was suspiciously seized and killed by NY authorities earlier this month was part of a UFC victory speech by one Jim Miller, who told Joe Rogan, "I've got one thing to say first: we need justice for Peanut. It's not just the squirrel, it's all the kids that went hungry that night, and all the other things that the money and resources could've been put to."

Miller wasn't done ... he invoked DOGE, the Dept. of Government Efficiency, which Trump wants Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead. Elon and Vivek were there as Miller said, "Hopefully that DOGE cleans things up at the State level."

Jon Jones dominated Stipe Miocic in the main event of 309 ... and then shouted out President Trump during his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, thanking him for attending.

Bones even started a "USA! USA!" chant ... and hit Trump's famous dance move before exiting the Octagon to talk to the president-elect.

Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and RFK Jr. walk into an arena ...

No punch line here -- just punches -- as the President-elect returned to the site of his pre-election rally, and brought some famous buddies!

The soon-to-be 47th U.S. President, flanked by close friend Dana White, walked to his Octagon-side seat with Elon and Bobby, as well as Musk's DOGE's partner, Vivek Ramaswamy, Tulsi Gabbard, DJT's pick for Director of National Intelligence, and Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson.

Kid Rock was also part of the squad ... which walked out to one of his hit songs. Eric Trump and Don Trump Jr. were also in the house.

The group took their seats just before the main card began at 10 PM ET.

Of course, Donald, who is a real-deal MMA fan, and Dana go way back. In fact, the UFC CEO told us on Friday that DJT may attend the MSG event.

Michael Chandler, who is fighting in the co-main event against Charles Oliveira, told us last week Trump told him he'd be at the fights if he won the election.

While we don't know if Lil Wayne will be making an appearance at the Super Bowl in his hometown of New Orleans, we do know another big-time rapper will be in attendance -- Big Sean -- who tells TMZ Sports he already has tickets to the big game!

That's how confident Sean feels!

We caught up with the Detroit rapper out in Los Angeles ... and he didn't waver at all -- he's emphatic in his declaration that Jared Goff and the Lions are a lock to make the big game.

Jim Harbaugh and the L.A. Chargers' first year together is going better than many were expecting ... and Shawne Merriman's thrilled about it -- 'cause he told everyone who would listen before the season he knew they'd be good!

The ex-pass rusher sat down with TMZ Sports just prior to the Bolts' 2024 kickoff -- and he was adamant back then that his former team had a real chance to make a run to the AFC Championship game.

This week, when we caught back up with him -- he gloated about his preseason forecast -- telling us that after being around the team in the summer, he just had a real feeling this Chargers team could be a Super Bowl contender.

Just because Bronny James is bouncing between the NBA and G League doesn't mean his hoops career is cooked ... so says Metta World Peace, who tells TMZ Sports the Lakers rookie is getting a great opportunity to develop.

James -- the 55th overall pick -- was assigned to the South Bay Lakers on Nov. 7 ... after the guard averaged 0.7 points, and 2.7 minutes of playing time in six games with the big dogs.

It's not your average move, though ... as Bronny will only play home games for South Bay and continue to travel with his pops and the rest of his Lakers teammates for NBA games as well.

9:41 AM PT -- A rep for Pacman tells TMZ Sports the former NFL star "adamantly denies the allegations and looks forward to explaining the truth when the time comes."

The rep added, "Like thousands of other people in Dallas last night, Pac was in town for the fight and was enjoying himself, spending time with the fans."

"Pacman was returning to his hotel to wind down for the evening. He was not looking for trouble."

Mike Tyson says he's feeling like a winner Saturday ... this, less than 24 hours after clearly losing his bout against Jake Paul at AT&T Stadium in Dallas.

The boxing legend took to X to share more thoughts on his comeback bout ... and, while some might be disappointed with how it all shook out, Tyson says he's got no regrets -- 'cause it's a situation where even participating in the brawl felt like victory.

Tyson explains he nearly died in June ... revealing he needed eight blood transfusions and losing 25 pounds during this difficult period.

Netflix has officially released the numbers for just how many people tuned into the Jake Paul and Mike Tyson fight ... and it is staggering.

According to the streaming giant ... last night's big live event drew in a massive 60 million households globally ... peaking at 65 million concurrent streams.

The Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano fight was viewed by 50 million households globally ... making it likely to be the most watched professional women's sporting event in US history, so says Netflix.

Adele's bringing the bling to Las Vegas ... singing about everything that seems real and true onstage during her residency -- and, driving fans wild with her giant engagement ring.

The singer-songwriter took the stage at Caesar's Palace's unbelievable concert venue -- the Colosseum -- Friday night ... moving through her regular performance, leaving fans in awe as always.

During the performance of her song, "I Drink Wine," Adele sings the lines "I need some substance in my life, somethin' real / somethin' that feels true" ... and, she couldn't help but put her diamond-clad finger by her head.

Amanda Serrano's issuing a mea culpa after accusing Katie Taylor of intentionally headbutting her repeatedly ... taking to X to tell everyone she was way out of line with her previous comments.

Here's the deal ... Amanda and Katie brawled just before Jake Paul took on Mike Tyson down in Dallas Friday night -- and, during the fight -- Katie's forehead came up and smacked Amanda right above the eye.

Taylor won the fight by unanimous decision ... and, Serrano and her trainer weren't happy with the decision -- with Serrano telling the post-match interviewer it seemed intentional 'cause Taylor does it in every fight.

Boxer Amanda Serrano posted a wicked picture of the huge gash over her eye ... right after being defeated by Katie Taylor in a classic bout Friday night at the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul event.

Along with the hard-to-look snap ... she wrote, "To my fans I’m going to always give it everything I have. I’m a ruthless warrior & Katie is my buddy but Damn her best attribute is her head. No punching power but hard ass head lol."

Kansas City Chiefs star Rashee Rice appears to be in great spirits on his road to recovery ... hitting up the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson festivities in Texas as he inches closer to getting back on the football field.

After checking out the action at AT&T Stadium, the injured wide receiver rolled through the Rayleigh Underground in Dallas ... joining names like Metta World Peace, Jon Marianek and DJ Irie at the massive event's after-party.

Boxer J'Leon Love -- one of Paul's coaches -- was also present ... and we take it he was over the moon about the big win for his team. DJ E-V, who actually provided tunes at AT&T Stadium for the fight, made an appearance as well.

Jake Paul says he eased up on Mike Tyson during their fight ... admitting he could tell the boxing legend was struggling in the ring -- and there was no need to knock him out.

El Gallo confirmed what most viewers suspected shortly after he secured the unanimous decision win at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX ... revealing he did, in fact, modify his approach after noticing the 58-year-old was no longer on the attack.

When asked if he purposely took his foot off the gas in Round 3, Jake told a reporter that was the case ... and explained his reason.